Absentee voting in person: Once the ballots are available, a registered voter can vote an absentee ballot in person at the Auditor's Office during normal courthouse hours (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 12. PLEASE NOTE: The Decatur County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.

Absentee voting by mail:

A voter can request an absentee ballot to be sent by mail by first completing an absentee ballot request form, which is also available by calling us at 641/446-4323. The request form must be received by the Auditor's Office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 8. After receiving the request form, we will mail the voter a ballot. Absentee ballots postmarked by the Monday before the election or earlier and received before the county canvass are considered to be on time to be counted.

Important Dates:

Monday, July 10

First day to file nomination papers with the secretary of the school board.

Thursday, August 3

Last day to file nomination papers with the secretary of the school board. Deadline is 5:00 p.m.

Friday, August 4

School secretary to deliver all nomination papers and full text of all public measures to County Auditor by 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 8

Withdrawal deadline / Objection deadline - Either must be filed in writing with the secretary of the school board by 5:00 p.m.

Friday, September 1

Voter Pre-Registration Deadline is 5:00 p.m.

Monday, September 4

LABOR DAY - Decatur County Courthouse is closed.

Friday, September 8

Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail.

Tuesday, September 12

In-person absentee voting ends at 11:00 a.m.

School Election Day - polls open Noon - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, September 15

County Canvass of votes.

Candidate Information

The number of signatures is calculated from the number of registered voters in the school or director district on May 1.

Required Signatures:

Central Decatur - 25

Lamoni - 19

Nomination papers should be filed with the School Secretary.

See the "Important Dates" section at the bottom of this page for the candidate filing dates and other deadlines.